photo by Jennifer Johnson | This year we’re opting to celebrate this lovely holiday with our close friends, eating and enjoying everything chocolate. Our recipes put this favorite sweet treat center stage, with truffles, double chocolately cookies, and a decadent tart that’s sure to leave you swooning. A sweet cocktail and some good bubbly are the finishing touches for an easy, make-ahead gathering to share with friends.

photo by Jennifer Johnson | Fall days are perfect for apple picking and savoring everything the season has to offer. Armed with a jug of fresh apple cider, we’ve rounding up a few new recipes for how to use it—from dressings to marinades to our favorite seasonal batch cocktail.

photo by Jennifer Johnson | A refreshing summertime drink packed with antioxidants from the organic blueberry juice from Bow Hill Blueberries. Lemon and mint round out the flavor profile of this new go-to thirst quencher.

recipes by Emily Weber | photos by Jennifer Johnson | Grilling season in finally upon us! To celebrate, we’ve come up with this fresh, Middle Eastern-inspired menu for seamless Memorial Day entertaining. The grilled chicken shawarma skewers are loaded with flavor and the only real work involved is preparing the marinade, skewering the chicken, then grilling them. To pair with the chicken, we recommend grilled pita triangles, an herb-loaded, green tahini dip, and an easy mint and parsley couscous. And of course, to top it off, a cucumber gin sour—which involves a little extra work to make fresh cucumber juice—but, trust us…it’s worth it.

We’re starting off the new year by cleaning out the pantry and adding in a few new things to amp up our nutrition. We already love things like seeds and protein powders because they’re easy ways to add crunch and nutrients with very little effort. And now we’re adding in something new to our pantry too, to shake up the flavor profile of our newly cleaned out, well-stocked pantry.